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Thursday January 31, 2008 Finished Tamale Stadium

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Tunisia

Angola

  1. African Cup of Nations - Tunisia, Angola progress

    African Cup of Nations - Tunisia, Angola progress

    Tunisia and Angola both qualified for the African Cup of Nations quarter-finals after playing out a tame 0-0 draw in their final Group D game. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Tunisia
    • Angola
    • - Thanks for joining me this evening; make sure you stick around for all the latest news from the African Cup of Nations.
    • 93 FULL-TIME: The second half was a predictably cagey affair, but the first was a credit to both sides, who attacked despite knowing that a draw would have been enough to send them through. Tunisia top the group, Angola are second.
    • 90 LATE CHANCE! Flavio has a late chance to win it for Angola as he sprints on to a ball down the right channel...but his shot is weak and straight at the keeper at the near post.
    • 88 There are nervous faces on both benches at the moment...can they both hold on for a draw in these final minutes?
    • 86 NERVY! Joao Mamona Lama comes through a crowd to punch a free-kick clear, but it is far from convicing..
    • 81 Both sides are now very conscious about giving the ball away in midfield...forward passes are becoming rarer and rarer...
    • 78 Jose Ze Kalanga has another chance to put a testing ball into the box, but again overhits...the keeper claims and launches an immediate, unfruitful counter.
    • 76 Tunisia are giving away a few free-kicks in dangerous spots...they don't want to put themselves under too much unnecessary pressure...
    • 74 Issam Jemaa does well to hold the ball up down the right channel before cutting in on his left foot...but his shot is dreadful...high over the bar.
    • 72 Radhi Jaidi is penalised for a foul on Flavio as the pair jumped for a long ball...the free-kick is tame and lofted straight into the hands of the keeper.
    • 70 The crowd have kept up a good atmosphere...they can sense qualification is only twenty minutes away.
    • 68 Angola replaced the injured Marcos Airosa with fellow defender Manuel Loco.
    • 66 Kamel Zaiem is replaced by Mahdi Ben Dhifallah for Tunisia.
    • 64 Both sides are really closing down quickly in the tackle in midfield, and no-one is getting the time to create anything
    • 61 Marcos Airosa is the latest player to go down, although to be fair, he was clattered by Jaouhar Mnari in midfield.
    • 59 Issam Jemaa goes down with no-one around him...he's claiming cramp...I think it might be another time-wasting ploy.
    • 58 FIERCE DRIVE! The ball is worked well from right to left by Angola...Manucho comes in on the drive with a clean strike...Hamdi Kasraoui punches clear. Good save from the keeper.
    • 55 POOR EFFORT! Issam Jemaa sneaks around the back as he tries to get on the end of a cross aimed to the back post...but he tries to hit it too hard and slices well wide.
    • 54 There are just a few signs that the coaches have told the players to tighten things up...far fewer players getting forward to support their strikers...
    • 51 Alberto Manucho robs Yassin Mikari on the edge of the penalty area...only for the referee to blow up for a foul.
    • 49 A slip from Andre Macanga on the flank allows Amine Chermiti to pick up the ball and sprint down the touchline...great pace..but he runs into defenders in the final third.
    • 47 No changes from either side at the break...
    • 46 The second half is underway...
    • 45 HALF-TIME: Fair play; both sides have actually attempted to win this match, even though a draw would send them both through. Surely they will keep things tighter in the second half?
    • 43 CLOSE! Kamel Zaiem cracks in a superb shot from distance...Joao Mamona Lama palms the ball into the air...Amine Chermiti steals in, but heads the rebound on to the roof of the net.
    • 41 Brave defending from Radhi Jaidi, who dives in to head clear as Flavio aims an overhead kick on the edge of the six-yard box.
    • 37 DEFLECTED! Manucho heads for goal at a free-kick...the eeffort is blocked...and Norberto Maurito's follow-up shot is deflected wide for a corner.
    • 36 SHOULD HAVE SCORED! Jose Ze Kalanga profits on a slip by a Tunisan defender...he sprints through on goal...but his left foot shot is weak and Hamdi Kasraoui saves with his legs.
    • 33 Yassin Mikari is the only player offering any sort of width for Tunisia...he gets forward again down the left before running into trouble as he cuts infield.
    • 31 Mehdi Nafti curls a dangerous cross into the middle...Andre Macanga sticks out a boot and deflects it out for a corner.
    • 28 It has been a bright start to this match, all things considered...that said, I expect it to get a lot tighter the longer it stays goalless.
    • 25 EVEN WORSE! If Tunisia's set-piece was bad, Jose Ze Kalanga's was even worse at the other end...with plenty waiting in the middle for the free-kick, the Angola midfielder smashes his centre high, high over their heads. Woeful.
    • 22 Issam Jemaa has the chance to whip in a testing free-kick from the right...but hopelessly overhits the set-piece, much to his team-mates' frustrations.
    • 20 GREAT CHANCE! Amine Chermiti sneaks in around the back at a free-kick...but heads wide from just four yards out. Poor effort.
    • 18 SAVE! Amine Chermiti brings the first save out of Angola keeper Joao Mamona Lama with a low shot from distance after catching a defender in possession on the edge of the box.
    • 16 South Africa have managed to take the lead against Senegal in the group's other game - although it makes no difference if this game remains a draw.
    • 14 Both sides are getting everyone behind the ball whenever they lose it; it is making it very difficult to break down.
    • 13 Angola midfielder Andre Macanga believes his team has the strength to go well beyond the group stage: "This team does believe deep down that they are able to go very far in the competition." So there you go.
    • 12 Norberto Maurito and Sabeur Ben Fredj clash as they challenge for a bouncing ball in midfield.
    • 10 Radhi Jaidi launches a long pass upfield...nothing too subtle about that...Chaker Zouaghi can't control it and Angola clear.
    • 7 CLOSE! Sabeur Ben Fredj flashes a header wide of the far post after meeting a corner with a glancing effort.
    • 5 Radhi Jaidi is forced to clear out for a corner, under pressure from Flavio on the edge of the penalty area.
    • 4 Amado Flavio goes down after clashing heads with Radhi Jaidi; he's soon back on his feet.
    • 3 I think we can pretty much expect a fairly cagey game, especially at the start. Neither side will want to give anything away.
    • 1 OFF WE GO!
    • - Both sides will be through if this match ends in a draw - although both managers have said they will come out and play for the victory that would see them top the group.
    • - Hi there; welcome to our coverage of this Group D match from Tamale Stadium, Ghana.

  • Summary

    • 58 FIERCE DRIVE! The ball is worked well from right to left by Angola...Manucho comes in on the drive with a clean strike...Hamdi Kasraoui punches clear. Good save from the keeper.
    • 43 CLOSE! Kamel Zaiem cracks in a superb shot from distance...Joao Mamona Lama palms the ball into the air...Amine Chermiti steals in, but heads the rebound on to the roof of the net.
    • 37 DEFLECTED! Manucho heads for goal at a free-kick...the eeffort is blocked...and Norberto Maurito's follow-up shot is deflected wide for a corner.
    • 36 SHOULD HAVE SCORED! Jose Ze Kalanga profits on a slip by a Tunisan defender...he sprints through on goal...but his left foot shot is weak and Hamdi Kasraoui saves with his legs.
    • 7 CLOSE! Sabeur Ben Fredj flashes a header wide of the far post after meeting a corner with a glancing effort.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Tunisia

    Manager: Roger Lemerre

    On the Field

    • Kasraoui
    • Haggui
    • Ben Frej
    • Jaidi Yellow Card Substitution Out (75′)
    • Nafti
    • Mnari
    • Zaiem Substitution Out (68′)
    • Mikari
    • Zouaghi
    • Jemaa Yellow Card Substitution Out (82′)
    • Chermiti

    Subs

    • Ben Saada
    • El-Bekri
    • Abdi
    • Nefzi
    • Meriah
    • Chikhaoui Substitution In (82′)
    • Ghezal
    • Dhifallah Substitution In (68′)
    • Traoui
    • Mathlouthi
    • Felhi Substitution In (75′)
    • Dos Santos

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Angola

    Manager: Luis de Oliveira Goncalves

    On the Field

    • Lama
    • Airosa
    • Kali
    • Yamba Asha
    • Marques
    • Gilberto
    • Andre
    • Maurito Substitution Out (58′)
    • Kalanga Substitution Out (82′)
    • Mendonca Substitution In (82′)
    • Manucho

    Subs

    • Flavio
    • Delgado
    • Jamba
    • Loco
    • Love
    • Mateus Substitution In (58′)
    • Amaral Gilberto
    • Machado
    • Cadete
    • Hipolito
    • Ricardo
    • Dede
    • Figuereido
    • Edson

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None